Grin, a privacy-focused cryptocurrency, has executed its first hard fork. A hard fork is an incompatible upgrade that is becoming common in the cryptocurrency industry. This upgrade brings several changes to Grin's system. These important changes will provide optimized maximum miner decentralization and...
Louisiana has enacted crypto legislation that supports Bitcoin mining and seeks to ban central bank digital currencies (CBDCs). The new legislation, called the Blockchain Foundations Act, will take effect in August 2024. It clearly defines node operators and supports Bitcoin mining activities. Major breakthrough...
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) approved a spot Bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF) on January 10, a milestone development in the cryptocurrency space, but the commission’s chairman, Gary Gensler, made it clear that his crackdown on the industry is not over. He said in a statement...
Solana prices have plunged 4% in the past 24 hours, trading at $176.68, and trading volume has increased 31% to $4.7 billion. This is because traders on the SOL network complained about high transaction failure rates and difficulty in handling high transaction volumes, part of which is that Solana...